Ba khia muoi Ba khía muối
Ba khía muối is a small mangrove crab, salted and eaten with hot rice. It feeds on fallen mắm fruit, so the meat is firm and the roe is scant.
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The crabs gather in huge numbers around the tenth lunar month, which is why people salted them to keep them, as reported on 29 December 2019. Salting ba khía and the gác kèo ong honey trade were recognized together as national intangible heritage.
Taste
Firm meat and scant roe.
How to enjoy it
Eat the salted crab with hot rice.
Phòng Văn hóa Thông tin huyện Ngọc Hiển also lists it steamed, stir-fried with tamarind, and grilled.
One commercial article describes pulling off the shell and mixing the crab with sugar, lime, garlic, chili, and rau răm.
Where to try it
Rạch Gốc and the Ngọc Hiển mangrove.